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Articles related to "Deviance"
"You're one of THOSE, I can tell!!!" WHAT IS DEVIANCE? Are you deviant? What if I call you deviant? Does it matter? Read more to find out. deviance • norms • culture • aberrant • habit
Tribal Identity and Loss of Self The loss of a tribal identity for modern people has resulted in a loss of personal identity, loss of stability and sense of well-being that can be directly contributable to all our modern neurosis. tribal • identity • neurosis • durkheim • social integration
RULES OF RELIGION Regardless of the specifics, there are general rules of accepted religions. In this article find out what they are! religion • norms • rules • culture • deviant
Bayard Rustin and Gay Rights Bayard Rustin was one of Martin Luther King's top advisors, but his existence is unknown to the greater US community because of his sexual orientation. bayard rustin • martin luther king • segregation • homophobia • sexual deviance
WHAT IF THE UNITED STATES HAD NO RELIGION??? The notion that there is separation of Church and State is widely held in American culture, it shapes our beliefs. But is it accurate? And how does this effect how we perceive deviance? religion • deviance • belief • faith • god
Alphabetical Index Personality Disorders Topic alphabetical index to the articles and blogs - click on the links! narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Avoidant Personality People suffering from the Avoidant Personality Disorder feel inadequate, unworthy, inferior, and lacking in self-confidence. schizoid • avoidant • asperger's syndrome • shy • social phobia
Axes of Disorders The DSM uses five axes to analyze, classify, and describe these data. The patient (or subject) presents himself to a mental health diagnostician, is evaluated, tests are narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Body Language In itself, body language cannot and should not be used as a diagnostic tool. But, in conjunction with psychiatric interviews and psychological tests, it can provide an ad narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Borderline Personality The main dynamic in the Borderline Personality Disorder is abandonment anxiety. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Brain and Personality The brain-injured may acquire traits and behaviors typical of certain personality disorders. brain • brain trauma • narcissism • personality • narcissistic
Cluster B Disorders Cluster B (the Dramatic, Emotional, or Erratic Cluster) is comprised of the Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, and Narcissistic Personality Disorders. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Codependence There is great confusion regarding the terms co-dependent, counter-dependent, and dependent. codependence • codependent • counterdependent • counterdependence • narcissism
Common PD Features Most personality disorders share a set of symptoms (as reported by the patient) and signs (as observed by the mental health practitioner). narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Compulsive Personality Obsessive-Compulsives are constantly drawing up and dreaming up lists, rules, orders, rituals, and organizational schemes. compulsive • obsessive • narcissism • personality • narcissistic
Conduct Disorder Many underage muggers, extortionists, purse-snatchers, rapists, robbers, shoplifters, burglars, arsonists, vandals, and animal torturers have Conduct Disorder. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Dependent Personality Dependents never disagree with meaningful others or criticizes them. They are afraid to lose their support and emotional nurturance. codependence • codependent • counterdependent • counterdependence • narcissism
Depressive Personality The Depressive has pervasive and continuous depressive cognitions (thoughts) and behaviors. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Eating Disorders and Personality A whopping 40% of Anorexia Nervosa/Bulimia Nervosa patients have co-morbid personality disorders (mostly Cluster B - Narcissistic, Histrionic, Antisocial, Borderline). narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Eating Disorders and Personality A whopping 40% of Anorexia Nervosa/Bulimia Nervosa patients have co-morbid personality disorders (mostly Cluster B - Narcissistic, Histrionic, Antisocial, Borderline). narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Eclectic Psychotherapy Mental health practitioners freely borrow tools and techniques from a myriad therapeutic systems. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Empathy Narcissists and psychopaths lack empathy. It is safe to say that the same applies to patients with other personality disorders, notably the Schizoid, Paranoid, Borderline narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Hateful Patient Therapists, psychologists, social workers, and psychiatrists report negative feelings towards patients with personality disorders. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Histrionic PD Most patients with the Histrionic Personality Disorder are women. This immediately raises the question: Is this a real mental health disorder or a culture-bound syndrome narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Insane Narcissist The narcissist suffers from uncontrollable rage and grandiose fantasies. Most narcissists are also mildly obsessive-compulsive. Yet, all narcissists should be held accoun narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Insanity Defense But if personality disorders are not objective clinical entities - what should we make of the insanity defense (NGRI- Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity)? narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Masochistic Personality The masochist has been taught from an early age to hate herself and consider herself unworthy of love and worthless as a person. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Misdiagnosing Anxiety Patients with personality disorders are often anxious. Narcissists, for instance, are preoccupied with the need to secure social approval or attention (Narcissistic Suppl narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Misdiagnosing Asperger Asperger's Disorder is often misdiagnosed as a cluster B personality disorder, most often as the Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Misdiagnosing Bipolar The Bipolar Disorder got its name because the mania is followed by - usually protracted - depressive attacks. A similar pattern of mood shifts and dysphorias occurs in ma bipolar disorder • mood disorders • narcissism • personality • narcissistic
Narcissism Therapy The narcissist sends a message to his psychotherapist: there is nothing you can teach me, I am as intelligent as you are. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Narcissist vs. Psychopath We all heard the terms "psychopath" or "sociopath". It is hard to distinguish narcissists from psychopaths. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Negativistic Personality Some people are perennial pessimists and have "negative energy" and negativistic attitudes. passive-aggressive • negativistic • narcissism • personality • narcissistic
NOS Personality The NOS diagnosis is a laundry list of all personality-related dysfunctions, signs, symptoms, and complaints that do not fit a specific personality disorder. compulsive • obsessive • narcissism • personality • narcissistic
Npd - Prevalence, Comorbidity According to the DSM IV-TR, Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is diagnosed in between 2% and 16% of the population in clinical settings (between 0.5-1% of the gener narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
NPD Clinical Features Perhaps the most immediately evident trait of patients with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is their vulnerability to criticism and disagreement. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Npd Diagnostic Criteria The Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is not a new psychological construct. In previous centuries it was called "egotism" or "megalomania". It is an extreme form of narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Oppositional Disorder Let us hope that the "scholars" of the DSM V Committee have the good sense to remove this blatant tool of social control from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Paranoid Personality The paranoid's world is hostile, arbitrary, malicious, and unpredictable. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Personality Psychotherapy Most therapists now adhere to three modern methods: Brief Therapies, the Common Factors approach, and Eclectic techniques. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Psychosis and Delusions Psychotic microepisodes are common in certain personality disorders, most notably the Borderline and Schizotypal. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Sadistic Personality The Sadistic Personality disorder is characterized by a pattern of gratuitous cruelty, aggression, and demeaning behaviors. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Schizoid Personality Schizoids enjoy nothing and seemingly never experience pleasure. schizoid • avoidant • asperger's syndrome • shy • social phobia
Schizotypal Personality Do you believe in UFOs and alien abductions? You may be suffering from the Schizotypal Personality Disorder. schizotypal • narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder
Sexual Behavior The sexuality of patients with personality disorders is thwarted and stunted. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Syphilitic Narcissist Syphilis in its tertiary (brain consuming) phase produces symptoms that are easily misdiagnosed as Bipolar Disorder comorbid with Personality Disorders. syphilis • comorbidity • narcissism • personality • narcissistic
The Psychopath Antisocial The psychopath has antisocial traits coupled with and enhanced by callousness, ruthlessness, extreme lack of empathy, deficient impulse control, deceitfulness, narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Victim Reactions Malignant optimists see signs of hope in every fluctuation, read meanings and patterns into every random occurrence, utterance, or slip. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
What is Personality? Our personality is who we truly are, that which makes us unique, our vertiable charcater, traits, qualities, and shortcomings. narcissism • personality • narcissistic • narcissistic personality disorder • npd
Abuse By Proxy Abusers often use other people to do their dirty work for them. These - sometimes unwitting - accomplices belong to three groups. narcissism • narcissistic personality disorder • psychopathology • therapy • relationships |
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